Hanoi poised to name and shame scantily dressed people

Those in Hanoi who are inappropriately clothed in public places will be
publicly criticized by local authorities, according to a draft code of
conduct.

Competent agencies in the Vietnamese capital on Friday began receiving
feedback on the code of conduct in public locations, which is set to be applied
to all people in the northern city.

According the draft, organizations and individuals visiting, living, working
or studying in Hanoi should not talk loudly, make loud noise, use swear words
or smoke in public areas.

The provisional code also bans them from spitting, defecating, littering,
writing on or staining public works.

They are prohibited from wearing indecent clothes that go against Vietnamese
custom and tradition in communal places.

The code of conduct requires people not to jostle, cause disturbance, or eat
and sleep at local amusement parks, attractions, railway stations, seaports,
and airports, while vendors at such places must not solicit and overcharge
customers for their products and services.

The tentative code is considered an effective way for Hanoi to become an
elegant and civilized city, contributing to the preservation and development of
national culture and tradition.

Organizations and individuals who strictly comply with the regulations will
be praised and rewarded, while those who violate the rules will be publicly
censured in the mass media, the code says.